Full face on a cruiser generally means one of two things, you are either  scared and really need to rethink whether or not riding is for you, or you're a club member hiding from facial recognition cameras.

I can see a full face for track days, and since even the vintage racing classes mostly require their usage, my vintage racing bike resto project went to a breaker for part out. I dislike full face helmets that much. I literally posted an ad saying that folks had one week to pick it up or it was heading to the metal shredder... It was rehomed in under an afternoon.

WD wrote on 04/20/14 at 10:21:34:



mmmm,scared?,nup..club member? nup..so where do I fit in?
I have a full face because I can interchange between my 2 bikes,for comfort,and I got sick of those darn bugs hitting my face,also,with visor down,I ain't getting hit in the face with stones n crap from other vehicles

Once, when I was young and dumb, I had too make a split second decision in the pouring rain. I was approaching a stop sign at a busy intersection going way to fast. I could either lay down the bike and stop in time or jam on the brakes and come to a stop well past it.
Had I been wear protective clothing I may have made a wiser choice.  

I am completely committed to the idea of wearing a full face helmet and as dark a visor as possible.  But then again I am not the best looking guy in the world...  

In all my years of riding I have gone down twice. The last time was a couple of years ago when my buddy started to leave a stop sign and stopped suddenly. I plowed into him at about 5 mph. The hardest hit I have ever taken by far. other than a broken hand and fingers and developing fluid around my heart, the worst blow would have been to my face which I face planted into the corner of his hard bags. Shattered my full face shield but my face is still intact. When I was in the hospital getting my hand fixed the ER doctor who also rides, told me he has had riders come in with no lips, eye brows, chin,  nose or skin left on their face because of half helmets. They only work if you land on the top of your head. I have a GMAX helmet that allows me to ride if I choose with the shield full up at 70 mph with no buffeting. I ride like that alot but I at least still have the chin guard to protect me. I'll stick to the full face.

Hay  ,  Those full face are nice in cold weather .    With a face mask and the lid closed on full face 40 degree weather ain't bad.   But when the temps go up , the smaller helmets come out .  

To each his own ...

Leather chaps are cheep and offer good protection ... even in warm weather.   I'm going to check-out that welders shirt ?  

Get it. Wear it. Now for a true story. Wife and I were driving west on HWY 2, just east of Stevens Pass. Passed a big V-twin lying on its side, wheels turning. Passed a woman lying face down on pavement, hit the brakes, grabbed the cell and 1st aid kit, bailed out. 20 yards up saw a man lying on his back, and 20 yards further a dead deer. Both man and woman were wearing full riding suits with CE armor. Both were in shock - but - she only had a minor abrasion on her wrist, and he only had a broken ankle. Lots of torn fabric, but both were relatively OK. That stuff works.